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A recent court decision involving a crash that left a man quadriplegic serves as a reminder of the importance of maintaining municipal infrastructure for the public’s safety, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Paul Cahill.
In Chiocchio v Ellis, 2016 ONSC 7570 (CanLII), the plaintiff was a passenger in a minivan driving north when it was struck by a car heading west from an intersection.
M. R. was injured in a car accident on December 6, 2013. She applied for Accident Benefits (OCF-1) to Aviva on February 11, 2014, approximately two months after the accident. Aviva responded to M. R.’s Application in Explanation of Benefit, informing her that she would be treated under the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG), and did not qualify for attendant care benefits. It is Aviva’s position that these letters are valid denials of M. R.’s application for attendant care benefits.
https://www.deutschmannlaw.com
Proof of insurance modernization in Ontario is widely seen as an overdue step towards the digital auto insurance experience consumers expect.
But what’s next?
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government has confirmed 11 private companies have expressed interest in buying a portion of Saskatchewan Government Insurance.
The 2017 Budget included some unexpected good news for injured workers: the government is planning to remove the statutory bar to chronic mental stress claims, effective January 1, 2018. Does this mean an end to discrimination against injured workers with chronic mental stress? Well, maybe…
https://justcompensation.ca/20
Playing Tetris — a retro tile-matching puzzle game — can help reduce the formation of intrusive memories after a traumatic event, new research finds.
http://www.spring.org.uk/2017/
The majority of patients improve within a few weeks, while others continue to experience symptoms long after the head trauma. The experts aren’t sure why patients recover at different rates. But they agree that another concussion should be avoided – especially soon after the first one.
There’s a lot of information and perceptions about car insurance out there; some are considered fundamental truths while others, when looked at more closely, often reveal that what we think to be true is simply a myth. The trouble with insurance myths is they can cost us money, or influence decisions we make.
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